Where is hot in May?
In May, the warmest well-known places within 15 hours of London are Aswan, Egypt (31.5 °C); Luxor, Egypt (31.2 °C); Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt (30.0 °C). The warmest in Europe is Nicosia, Cyprus, averaging 21.9 °C. Without flying, the warmest you can reach from London is Lleida, Spain, averaging 19.1 °C, about 14h 18m by train.
The 10 warmest places within 15 hours of London
Ranked on May temperature alone, among well-known places (a Wikivoyage travel guide and at least 40,000 Wikipedia readers a year), one per area and at most three per country. From Manchester, Edinburgh or Dublin the list is the same or nearly so; only the journey times change.
| Place | Average | Sun a day | Rain | Sea | From London | CO₂e return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aswan, EgyptAswan is the southernmost city of Egypt, some 870 km south of Cairo, just below the Aswan Dam and Lake Nasser, with a population of 275,000. | 31.5 °C | 12.0 h | mostly dry | — | air, ≈ 9h | 970 kg |
| Luxor, EgyptLuxor is the premier travel destination in Upper (southern) Egypt and the Nile Valley. | 31.2 °C | 12.0 h | mostly dry | — | air, ≈ 8h 48m | 932 kg |
| Sharm el-Sheikh, EgyptSharm el-Sheikh is a large resort at the south tip of the Sinai Peninsula in Egypt. | 30.0 °C | 12.6 h | mostly dry | 24.5 °C | air, ≈ 8h 42m | 909 kg |
| Aqaba, JordanAqaba is Jordan's only port city. | 28.2 °C | 12.6 h | mostly dry | 23.5 °C | air, ≈ 8h 30m | 886 kg |
| Ouarzazate, MoroccoOuarzazate is a city in Morocco and the largest town in the Saharan Morocco. | 23.0 °C | 12.4 h | mostly dry | — | air, ≈ 6h 36m | 593 kg |
| Tataouine, Tunisia | 22.9 °C | 11.4 h | mostly dry | — | air, ≈ 6h 30m | 563 kg |
| Marrakesh, MoroccoMarrakech, also spelt Marrakesh, is one of the imperial cities of Morocco. | 22.5 °C | 12.0 h | mostly dry | — | air, ≈ 6h 36m | 579 kg |
| Adana, TurkeyAdana is a city on the Cilician Plains of central Turkey, on the Seyhan River about 50 km from the Mediterranean coast. | 22.0 °C | 11.6 h | 3.6 mm a day | — | air, ≈ 7h 48m | 807 kg |
| Nicosia, Cyprus | 21.9 °C | 12.5 h | mostly dry | 21.0 °C | air, ≈ 7h 48m | 809 kg |
| Limassol, Cyprus | 21.9 °C | 12.8 h | mostly dry | 20.3 °C | air, ≈ 7h 48m | 814 kg |
Warm in May without flying, from every city
The warmest well-known place each city reaches by train (or train and ferry) within 15 hours. Milder than the places you fly to in May — but it is the answer if you would rather not fly, at a small fraction of the carbon.
From London by train, every month at 6, 10 and 15 hours →· Warmest in France, by month
From the UK and Ireland
| From | Warmest by train | Average | By train | CO₂e return |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| London | Lleida, Spain | 19.1 °C | ≈ 14h 18m | 32.5 kg |
| Manchester | Perpignan, France | 17.9 °C | ≈ 14h 18m | 50.7 kg |
| Birmingham | Perpignan, France | 17.9 °C | ≈ 13h 36m | 42.8 kg |
| Glasgow | Marseille, France | 17.1 °C | ≈ 14h 48m | 74.2 kg |
| Edinburgh | Montpellier, France | 17.4 °C | ≈ 14h 54m | 70.3 kg |
| Leeds | Perpignan, France | 17.9 °C | ≈ 14h 24m | 51.5 kg |
| Liverpool | Perpignan, France | 17.9 °C | ≈ 14h 24m | 52.7 kg |
| Bristol | Perpignan, France | 17.9 °C | ≈ 13h 48m | 43.4 kg |
| Newcastle | Toulon, France | 17.7 °C | ≈ 14h | 62.6 kg |
| Cardiff | Perpignan, France | 17.9 °C | ≈ 14h 6m | 46.7 kg |
| Sheffield | Perpignan, France | 17.9 °C | ≈ 14h 12m | 48.0 kg |
| Nottingham | Perpignan, France | 17.9 °C | ≈ 13h 54m | 43.8 kg |
| Southampton | Perpignan, France | 17.9 °C | ≈ 13h 30m | 38.6 kg |
| Dublin | Nowhere on the list within 15 hours by train | |||
From mainland Europe
| From | Warmest by train | Average | By train | CO₂e return |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paris | Valencia, Spain | 19.3 °C | ≈ 12h 18m | 31.4 kg |
| Amsterdam | Lleida, Spain | 19.1 °C | ≈ 14h 42m | 36.6 kg |
| Brussels | Lleida, Spain | 19.1 °C | ≈ 12h 48m | 31.4 kg |
| Berlin | Pesaro, Italy | 17.8 °C | ≈ 13h 24m | 28.3 kg |
| Frankfurt | Lleida, Spain | 19.1 °C | ≈ 15h | 33.4 kg |
| Munich | Foggia, Italy | 18.9 °C | ≈ 13h 42m | 23.8 kg |
| Zurich | Taranto, Italy | 19.4 °C | ≈ 14h 24m | 30.5 kg |
| Vienna | Taranto, Italy | 19.4 °C | ≈ 14h 24m | 25.5 kg |
| Milan | Taranto, Italy | 19.4 °C | ≈ 10h | 25.3 kg |
| Rome | Berat, Albania | 19.6 °C | ≈ 12h 48m | 18.7 kg |
| Barcelona | Seville, Spain | 21.7 °C | ≈ 7h 30m | 24.4 kg |
| Madrid | Seville, Spain | 21.7 °C | ≈ 3h 54m | 11.5 kg |
| Lisbon | Seville, Spain | 21.7 °C | ≈ 6h 30m | 9.3 kg |
| Copenhagen | Nitra, Slovakia | 16.1 °C | ≈ 15h | 26.6 kg |
| Stockholm | Frankfurt (Oder), Germany | 15.6 °C | ≈ 12h 30m | 23.8 kg |
| Oslo | Frankfurt (Oder), Germany | 15.6 °C | ≈ 14h 36m | 25.8 kg |
| Prague | Pescara, Italy | 17.8 °C | ≈ 14h 12m | 25.0 kg |
| Warsaw | Szeged, Hungary | 17.7 °C | ≈ 11h 6m | 19.7 kg |
Questions
Where is hot in May?
Aswan, Egypt, is the warmest well-known place within 15 hours of London in May, averaging 31.5 °C with 12.0 hours of sun a day, 9h each way by air.
Where is hot in Europe in May?
Nicosia, Cyprus, averaging 21.9 °C with 12.5 hours of sun a day — the warmest well-known place in Europe within 15 hours of London, 7h 48m each way by air.
Where is warm in May without flying from the UK?
From London, Lleida, Spain: 19.1 °C on average, 14h 18m by train, 32.5 kg CO₂e return against 970 kg to fly to Aswan. Rail times are modelled.
Temperature, sunshine and rainfall are ERA5 monthly means for 2023–2024 (via Open-Meteo): a daily mean, so afternoons are warmer and nights cooler. Sea temperature is NOAA OISST v2.1 for the same years, at the nearest open sea; "—" means inland. Place descriptions are the first sentence of each place's Wikivoyage guide (CC BY-SA 4.0), linked from its page here. Carbon uses UK Government (DESNZ/DEFRA) 2026 factors with radiative forcing for flights; air times include getting to and through the airport. Full method · download the data.